Here’s a misdemeanor definition from the dictionary on my computer: a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony. A nonindictable offense is one where lawyers and law-enforcement don’t “formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime.” And just to clarify a little bit more, here’s a definition of the word felony from that … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Thankful Thursday
Want something newer to look older? But you don’t have time to wait for that to happen? Well, the easy solution is patina paint. Because it can produce the aged look of metal or wood. So, you can get that rustic and timeless appeal without all that boring and lengthy aging process. And it’s cool because patina paint… features color variations (greens, blues, browns) … Read the rest…
Proverbs 14:30 says it like this: “A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness (aka: a sin) to the bones.” Yikes! Rottenness to the bones. Yeah, envy is a sin alright. But even though they know that’s true, a lot of Christians have a lot of envy in their lives. And you see it all over social media. That’s where … Read the rest…
Sure, I could’ve (and maybe should’ve) said daily bread instead of daily grain. But that wouldn’t have rhymed with the retrain your brain part. So, I took some poetic license. And there you have it. Now, what’s all this retrain your brain talk? Well, I could be talking about anxiety and depression, in which case I might give you a list of cognitive distortions … Read the rest…
Sometimes I remember better days like this. Lying on a warm sidewalk, in the first week of June. Just a young boy, on Summer vacation, in a small Kansas town, with nothing much to do but enjoy the warm sidewalk and ponder big thoughts. Yeah, when I remember better days, big thoughts are always included. Because I always wanted to figure out things like: … Read the rest…
It’s Thanksgiving Day 2024. And here’s something I shared 12 years before. Still true. It’s a short list of things I’m thankful for this year. And it doesn’t start with politicians. 🙂 This Thanksgiving Day, 2024, I’m thankful for: My living, loving Creator who gave me life and made The Way for me to have it forever. A wife who loves me and encourages … Read the rest…
Well, tomorrow (as I write this) is THE thankful Thursday of the year here in America. Aka: Thanksgiving. Now, I think that many think that thankful Thursday isn’t theistic thanks. But maybe I’m just thickheaded about it. And maybe it’s just a thoughtless theory. But I don’t think so. (whew, thank goodness I don’t have a writing lithsp…oh no, looks like I do) Anyway… … Read the rest…